Electronic device and unlocking method thereof
AssigneeWistron Corporation
InventorHsu-Ming Lee
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Abstract
An electronic device and an unlocking method thereof are provided. The electronic device has a touch screen, and the unlocking method includes following steps. When the electronic device is at a locking state, a first input and a second input corresponding to each other are received. Symbol information displayed on the touch screen is obtained according to the first input, and direction information is obtained according to the second input. When the symbol information and the direction information are matched to a predefined unlocking condition, the electronic device is switched to an unlocking state. When the symbol information and the direction information are not matched to the predefined unlocking condition, the electronic device is maintained in the locking state.
Claims32
An unlocking method of an electronic device having a touch screen, the unlocking method comprising:
- receiving a first input and a second input corresponding to each other when the electronic device is at a locking state;
- obtaining symbol information displayed on the touch screen according to the first input and obtaining direction information according to the second input;
- switching the electronic device to an unlocking state if the symbol information and the direction information match a predefined unlocking condition;
- and
- maintaining the electronic device at the locking state if the symbol information and the direction information do not match the predefined unlocking condition.
An electronic device comprising:
- a touch screen;
- a memory;
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one program, wherein the at least one program is stored in the memory and is configured to be executed by the at least one processor, and the at least one program includes following commands:
- receiving a first input and a second input corresponding to each other when the electronic device is at a locking state;
- obtaining symbol information displayed on the touch screen according to the first input and obtaining direction information according to the second input;
- switching the electronic device to an unlocking state if the symbol information and the direction information match a predefined unlocking condition;
- and
- maintaining the electronic device at the locking state if the symbol information and the direction information do not match the predefined unlocking condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.